Jake Weatherald: The Ashes rookie who went from an English village to Australia’s Test squad
Great Witchingham is not the sort of place you expect cricketers to prepare for an Ashes series. It’s…
Australia call up Jake Weatherald in first Ashes Test squad, Sam Konstas drops out
Australia have included uncapped Tasmania opening batter Jake Weatherald in their 15-man squad for the first Ashes Test…
British boxing’s unspoken race problem: ‘You’ve got to force change’
This article is part of The Athletic’s series marking UK Black History Month. To view the whole collection, click here.…
Australia cricket players allegedly ‘touched inappropriately’ in India, suspect arrested
A man has been arrested after allegedly “inappropriately touching” two Australian cricket players competing at the Women’s World…
The story of cycling’s 2025 Monument races in 20 photographs
The Monuments. Cycling’s five most historic one-day races, whose legendary editions roll off the tongue like oil down…
Australia’s opening dilemma: Weatherald, Konstas or a left-field pick? And is Khawaja a shoo-in?
These are unprecedented times for Australian cricket. Just seven weeks before the five-Test Ashes series against England begins…
Israel Premier-Tech to ‘rename and rebrand’ after pro-Palestine protests target cycling team
Israel Premier-Tech has confirmed they will undergo a rebrand “away from its current Israeli identity” after multiple pro-Palestine…
Demi Vollering wins European Championship road race after 37km solo attack
Demi Vollering has won the 2025 European Championship road race after going solo with 37 kilometers to go…
Israel Premier-Tech withdraws from three Italian cycling races due to security concerns
Israel Premier-Tech has dropped out of three cycling races in Italy next week due to security concerns. There…
The sad decline of West Indian Test cricket: ‘We seem to have given up’
The godfather of modern West Indian fast bowling shakes his head slowly, having been reminded what happened the…
The NBA is using soccer as inspiration to break into Europe and ‘create a new era’
The NBA has its sights set on a European league, and it plans to use soccer, the continent’s…
A year on from Muriel Furrer’s death, is cycling’s attitude to safety shifting?
One year ago, on September 27 2024, Swiss junior cyclist Muriel Furrer died after an accident at her…